Evilness In Lord Of The Flies

Evilness is destined to happen if the good is not strong enough. The novel, “The Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding reveals that there is a little bit of evilness in everyone. The story is about a group of British boys who gets their plane shot down in an unknown war, and become stranded on an island. With no adult supervision, the boys must figure their own way to manage on the island and fight between civilization or savagery. When the sight of hope, order and humanity is lost, evilness will prevail and cannot be prevented.
Firstly, evilness is inevitable when hope is lost. From the beginning, hope is lost when the symbol of hope disappears. For example, when the fire gets put out, Ralph says “There was a ship. Out there. You said you’d

This shows that the symbol of hope, which is the fire gets put out and breaks their motivation of the boys to work. In the book, after the incident, the boys feel bored and unmotivated so, they begin to wander off, and instead of working, they go to play, relax or go hunting instead. When the hope disappears it, discourages and unmotivates the boys. Next, when hope is lost, one starts to becomes savage. For instance, in chapter 7, Ralph starts to become violent after he was able to hit a pig with his spear. Later on, when Robert pretends to be a pig, “Ralph, carried away by the sudden thick excitement, grabbed Eric’s spear and jabbed at Robert with it”(125). This shows that the evilness is coming out of Ralph. Even though he is the symbol of civilization, civilization can be evil and savage especially when lost in the moment. Last, when hope is lost, so does one’s sanity. Specifically, when the Lord of the Flies is speaking to Simon, he says “ There isn’t anyone to help

First, when humanity is lost, one forgets one’s own value. For example, when all the boys are gathering around and dancing to the thunder, “Roger became the pig, grunting and charging at Jack” (167). This explains that the boys are disregarding civilization as well as forgetting the different qualities and values between humans and animals. As humans we have created order, can communicate through languages, and follow rules. Meanwhile, animals, kill to hunt, and act on impulse. Second, when humanity is lost, savagery appears. In chapter 11, before Roger pushes the boulder, “the storm of sound beat at them and incantations of hatred. [...] Roger with a sense of delirious abandonment leaned all his weight on the lever” (200). Earlier in book, there was a similar scenario that happens where, Roger throws stones at Henry but misses on purpose. This demonstrates how the boys acted on the island before and after finally, has abandoned their own humanity, civilization and is willing to do things outside of human nature as well as becomes savage. Last, When humanity is lost, the meaning of civilization disappears. During the moment where Piggy gets hit by the large boulder, “The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and cease to exist” (200). The conch is the symbol of civilization. The way the author has uses imagery, truly explains how fragile civilization is and how civilization is completely gone, and